Definition Field Listing Rank Order
| Country | Telephones - main lines in use | Date of Information |
|---|---|---|
| China | 278860000 | 2012 |
| United States | 139000000 | 2012 |
| Japan | 64273000 | 2012 |
| Germany | 50700000 | 2012 |
| Brazil | 44300000 | 2012 |
| Russia | 42900000 | 2012 |
| France | 39290000 | 2012 |
| Indonesia | 37983000 | 2012 |
| United Kingdom | 33010000 | 2012 |
| India | 31080000 | 2012 |
| Korea, South | 30100000 | 2012 |
| Iran | 28760000 | 2012 |
| Italy | 21656000 | 2012 |
| Mexico | 20220000 | 2012 |
| Spain | 19220000 | 2012 |
| Canada | 18010000 | 2012 |
| Taiwan | 15998000 | 2012 |
| Turkey | 13860000 | 2012 |
| Ukraine | 12182000 | 2012 |
| Australia | 10470000 | 2012 |
| Vietnam | 10191000 | 2012 |
| Argentina | 10000000 | 2012 |
| Egypt | 8557000 | 2012 |
| Venezuela | 7650000 | 2012 |
| Netherlands | 7086000 | 2012 |
| Thailand | 6391000 | 2012 |
| Colombia | 6291000 | 2012 |
| Poland | 6125000 | 2012 |
| Pakistan | 5803000 | 2012 |
| Greece | 5461000 | 2012 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4800000 | 2012 |
| Romania | 4680000 | 2012 |
| Belgium | 4631000 | 2012 |
| Malaysia | 4589000 | 2012 |
| Portugal | 4558000 | 2012 |
| Syria | 4425000 | 2012 |
| Belarus | 4407000 | 2012 |
| Switzerland | 4382000 | 2012 |
| Hong Kong | 4362000 | 2012 |
| Kazakhstan | 4340000 | 2012 |
| Sweden | 4321000 | 2012 |
| South Africa | 4030000 | 2012 |
| Philippines | 3939000 | 2012 |
| Israel | 3594000 | 2012 |
| Peru | 3420000 | 2012 |
| Austria | 3342000 | 2012 |
| Morocco | 3280000 | 2012 |
| Chile | 3276000 | 2012 |
| Algeria | 3200000 | 2012 |
| Serbia | 2977000 | 2012 |
| Hungary | 2960000 | 2012 |
| Sri Lanka | 2796000 | 2013 |
| Denmark | 2431000 | 2012 |
| Ecuador | 2310000 | 2012 |
| Bulgaria | 2253000 | 2012 |
| Czech Republic | 2100000 | 2012 |
| Ireland | 2007000 | 2012 |
| Singapore | 1990000 | 2012 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1967000 | 2012 |
| Uzbekistan | 1963000 | 2012 |
| New Zealand | 1880000 | 2012 |
| Iraq | 1870000 | 2012 |
| Guatemala | 1744000 | 2012 |
| Azerbaijan | 1734000 | 2012 |
| Croatia | 1640000 | 2012 |
| Norway | 1465000 | 2012 |
| Georgia | 1276000 | 2012 |
| Cuba | 1217000 | 2012 |
| Moldova | 1206000 | 2012 |
| Korea, North | 1180000 | 2011 |
| Tunisia | 1105000 | 2012 |
| Yemen | 1100000 | 2012 |
| Dominican Republic | 1065000 | 2012 |
| El Salvador | 1060000 | 2012 |
| Costa Rica | 1018000 | 2012 |
| Uruguay | 1010000 | 2012 |
| Slovakia | 975000 | 2012 |
| Bangladesh | 962000 | 2012 |
| Finland | 890000 | 2012 |
| Bolivia | 880600 | 2012 |
| Lebanon | 878000 | 2012 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 878000 | 2012 |
| Nepal | 834000 | 2013 |
| Slovenia | 825000 | 8012 |
| Libya | 814000 | 2012 |
| Ethiopia | 797500 | 2012 |
| Puerto Rico | 780200 | 2012 |
| Cameroon | 737400 | 2012 |
| Lithuania | 667300 | 2012 |
| Panama | 640000 | 2012 |
| Honduras | 610000 | 2012 |
| Armenia | 584000 | 2012 |
| Cambodia | 584000 | 2012 |
| Turkmenistan | 575000 | 2012 |
| Burma | 556000 | 2012 |
| Kuwait | 510000 | 2012 |
| Latvia | 501000 | 2012 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 489000 | 2012 |
| Estonia | 448200 | 2012 |
| Jordan | 435000 | 2012 |
| Sudan | 425000 | 2012 |
| Nigeria | 418200 | 2012 |
| Macedonia | 407900 | 2012 |
| West Bank | 406000 | 2012 |
| Gaza Strip | 406000 | 2012 |
| Tajikistan | 393000 | 2012 |
| Paraguay | 376000 | 2012 |
| Cyprus | 373200 | 2012 |
| Mauritius | 349100 | 2012 |
| Senegal | 338200 | 2012 |
| Qatar | 327000 | 2012 |
| Nicaragua | 320000 | 2012 |
| Uganda | 315000 | 2012 |
| Albania | 312000 | 2012 |
| Oman | 305000 | 2012 |
| Angola | 303000 | 2012 |
| Zimbabwe | 301600 | 2012 |
| Bahrain | 290000 | 2012 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 287000 | 2012 |
| Ghana | 285000 | 2012 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 268000 | 2012 |
| Luxembourg | 266700 | 2012 |
| Jamaica | 265000 | 2011 |
| Kenya | 251600 | 2012 |
| Malta | 229700 | 2012 |
| Malawi | 227300 | 2012 |
| Togo | 225000 | 2012 |
| Iceland | 189000 | 2012 |
| Mongolia | 176700 | 2012 |
| Namibia | 171000 | 2012 |
| Montenegro | 163000 | 2012 |
| Macau | 162500 | 2012 |
| Tanzania | 161100 | 2011 |
| Botswana | 160500 | 2012 |
| Benin | 156700 | 2012 |
| Guyana | 154200 | 2012 |
| Barbados | 144000 | 2012 |
| Madagascar | 143700 | 2012 |
| Burkina Faso | 141400 | 2012 |
| Papua New Guinea | 139000 | 2012 |
| Bahamas, The | 137000 | 2012 |
| Mali | 112000 | 2012 |
| Laos | 112000 | 2012 |
| Kosovo | 106300 | 2006 |
| Niger | 100500 | 2012 |
| Somalia | 100000 | 2012 |
| Fiji | 88400 | 2012 |
| Mozambique | 88100 | 2012 |
| Suriname | 83000 | 2012 |
| Zambia | 82500 | 2012 |
| New Caledonia | 80000 | 2012 |
| Virgin Islands | 75800 | 2010 |
| Jersey | 73800 | 2010 |
| Brunei | 70933 | 2012 |
| Cabo Verde | 70200 | 2012 |
| Bermuda | 69000 | 2012 |
| Guam | 67000 | 2012 |
| Mauritania | 65100 | 2012 |
| Gambia, The | 64200 | 2012 |
| Eritrea | 60000 | 2012 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 58200 | 2012 |
| French Polynesia | 55000 | 2012 |
| Haiti | 50000 | 2012 |
| Swaziland | 48600 | 2012 |
| Guernsey | 45100 | 2010 |
| Monaco | 44500 | 2012 |
| Rwanda | 44400 | 2012 |
| Lesotho | 43100 | 2012 |
| Aruba | 43000 | 2012 |
| Andorra | 39000 | 2012 |
| Cayman Islands | 37400 | 2012 |
| Saint Lucia | 36800 | 2012 |
| Samoa | 35300 | 2010 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 35000 | 2012 |
| Tonga | 30000 | 2012 |
| Chad | 29900 | 2012 |
| Seychelles | 28900 | 2012 |
| Grenada | 28500 | 2012 |
| Bhutan | 27000 | 2012 |
| Belize | 25400 | 2012 |
| Comoros | 24000 | 2012 |
| Faroe Islands | 24000 | 2012 |
| Maldives | 23140 | 2012 |
| Gibraltar | 23100 | 2012 |
| Liechtenstein | 20000 | 2012 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 20000 | 2012 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19400 | 2012 |
| Greenland | 18900 | 2012 |
| San Marino | 18700 | 2012 |
| Sierra Leone | 18000 | 2012 |
| Djibouti | 18000 | 2012 |
| Guinea | 18000 | 2012 |
| Burundi | 17400 | 2012 |
| Gabon | 17000 | 2012 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 14900 | 2012 |
| Congo, Republic of the | 14900 | 2012 |
| Dominica | 14600 | 2012 |
| Afghanistan | 13500 | 2012 |
| British Virgin Islands | 12268 | 2012 |
| American Samoa | 10000 | 2012 |
| Kiribati | 9000 | 2012 |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | 8400 | 2012 |
| Solomon Islands | 8060 | 2012 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 8000 | 2012 |
| Palau | 7300 | 2012 |
| Cook Islands | 7200 | 2009 |
| Anguilla | 6000 | 2012 |
| Vanuatu | 5800 | 2012 |
| Central African Republic | 5600 | 2012 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 5000 | 2012 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 4800 | 2010 |
| Marshall Islands | 4400 | 2010 |
| Liberia | 3200 | 2011 |
| Montserrat | 3000 | 2012 |
| Timor-Leste | 3000 | 2012 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 3000 | 2012 |
| South Sudan | 2200 | 2012 |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 1980 | 2012 |
| Nauru | 1900 | 2009 |
| Tuvalu | 1450 | 2012 |